Sequel to the original shmup, this time as an action-platformer. Colorful and charming manga visuals, varied gameplay alternating shmup and platform sections. Underrated at launch. An original and pleasant Saturn exclusive to (re)discover.
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Category
Platformer1 player7+
Description
Platform game with lavish visuals featuring Rami, a high school girl transformed into a warrior by a dragon. Published by Victor Interactive, released in Japan in 1997. Ten stages with fairy-tale visuals, sword attacks and magic, creative bosses, cooperative two-player mode and a polished orchestral soundtrack. Sequel to Keio Flying Squadron on Mega-CD, Saturn port of the PC-Engine game.
Keiou Yuugekitai - Katsugeki-hen review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Zany anime of vivid colours, a pin-up heroine and goofy creatures: the game unfurls a Japanese cartoon whimsy full of humour. The roundness of the design and the inventiveness of the settings overflow with freshness. This visual direction, joyful and polished, stands as a charming, colourful curiosity.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,45 GB📅24/05/1996
Published by Victor Interactive
Keiou Yuugekitai - Katsugeki-hen (Saturn) price, value & rarity
Original Japanese edition of Keio Flying Squadron 2, distributed by Victor Interactive in May 1996 under the Keiou Yuugekitai Katsugeki-hen title, the local version of the Saturn port whose PAL Keio Flying Squadron 2 reading came eighteen months later. Rigid case with clean obi marked Katsugeki-hen, cover in more saturated colours than the PAL version. Victor Interactive Japan run was short, complete with obi remains a precise piece for Keiou Yuugekitai completists attentive to the native printing.
An underrated gem
Behind its bathrobe-clad heroine and absurd humor hides a platformer with fairy-tale backdrops of polished beauty. Printed in small numbers and quickly sold out, it became a sought-after curiosity. Charming, colorful, and tougher than it looks, it will delight fans of old-school 2D platforming and quirky worlds.
Is Keiou Yuugekitai - Katsugeki-hen still worth playing in 2026?
A direct sequel by Victor Entertainment, Keio Flying Squadron 2 offers a colourful 2D platformer where Rami rides a dragon and fights with her sword in absolutely adorable scenery. The sublime kawaii anime art direction, cooperative mode and accessible handling make it an absolutely overlooked gem of the Saturn catalogue. For anyone fond of charming Japanese 2D platformers or seeking an enriched sequel of an overlooked saga, a warm recommendation still valid today without hesitation for fans truly here indeed for any newcomer now even.
